others disagreed with that verdict, though, with graham otter writing:

others disagreed with that verdict, though, with graham otter writing: it's not only professional interviewersho ask tough questions. here's an audience member on last friday's question time leaders special putting boris johnson on the spot. how important is it for someone in your position of power to always tell the truth? laughter. applause. i think it's absolutely vital! and — i think it's absolutely vital. but when that excerpt was played on the following day's news at 1, the audience laughter following the question was cut out, eliciting these responses. unfortunately, when the bbc changes or edits some footage, all it does is undermine its objectivity and independence. bbc news, on that lunch time bulletin, did boris johnson a huge, huge favour. the excuse given that they needed to shorten the clip did not make sense at all, as it was only a couple of seconds. but cutting it out completely changed the context. it is actually quite startling watching question time. watching the audience feel comfortable laughing at a prime minister discussing the importance of truth. i think it's really i

others disagreed with that verdict, though, with graham otter writing: it's not only professional interviewersuestion was cut out, eliciting these responses from caroline abrat and first, duncan ba mford. unfortunately, when the bbc changes or edits some footage, all it does is undermine its objectivity and its independence. bbc news, on that lunch—time bulletin, did boris johnson a huge, huge favour. the excuse given that they needed to shorten the clip doesn't make sense at all, as it was only a couple of seconds. but cutting that out actually completely changed the context. it's actually quite startling watching question time, to see the audience feel comfortable laughing at a prime minister discussing the importance of truth. i think it's really important this is investigated because it actually undermines our confidence in the bbc's impartiality, and how much we can trust them. well, as mentioned there, the bbc did point to reasons of timing in its explanation for what happened. its statement said: disputes over facts and figures are part of any election campaign but this time around, the